Earlier text: North Pacific Camp-MeetingUpper Columbia T. and M. Society.
THE first meeting of the fourth annual session of this society was called to order in the large pavilion on the Walla Walla camp-ground, June 6, at 10 A. M., Eld. G. W. Colcord in the chair. Eld. J. N. Loughborough led in prayer. Minutes of the last session were read and approved. The chair named Wm. McCoy, F. Miller, and A. C. Johnson as Nominating Committee, and Eld. J. N. Loughborough, F. E. Jones, and W. A. Gibson as Committee on Resolutions. Adjourned. SECOND MEETING, JUNE 8, 5 P. M.
Report of labor performed during the past year was read, as given below, and compared item by item, with the corresponding table as given in 1883. The reading showed an increase in reference to the work as a whole, and especially so in Districts Nos. 1 and 3. Remarks were made by Elders Loughborough and White in reference to the increase of the Reserve Fund, enlargement of our library, and the adopting of broader plans for the prosecution of this part of the work of God. Adjourned. THIRD MEETING, JUNE 12, 6 P. M.
The treasurer's report was received and read as follows:— RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand, April 1, 1883..........$101 06
Received from Districts.................. 303 76
" " Agents.................. 450 19
" for Reserve Fund................ 147 00—$1002 01
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid to Signs Office.....................$736 23
" Review Office.................... 55 28
" for General Expenses................ 43 55
" to N. P. T. and M. Society.......... 9 00
Cash on hand, March 31, 1884.......... 155 95—1002 01
ASSETS.
Due from Districts.....................$127 14
" " Agents...................... 211 64
" to Reserve Fund................... 139 50
Stock on hand........................... 607 71
Library Cases, etc...................... 50 00
Cash on hand............................ 155 95—$1291 94
LIABILITIES.
Due Signs Office........................$239 73
Due Review Office...................... 90 20
Balance in favor of Society............. 912 01— 1291 94 The Committee on Nominations reported as follows: For President, J. N. Loughborough; Vice-President, G. W. Colcord; Secretary, Mrs. G. W. Colcord; Assistant Secretary, Mrs. Lizzie Holley. Directors—District No. 1, I. M. Johns; No. 2, Ambrose Johnson; No. 3, W. J. Goodwin. Candidates were elected. The Committee on Resolutions offered the following:— WHEREAS, The Territories of Idaho and Montana lying directly east, would most naturally look to this Conference for light upon present truth; and,
WHEREAS, The former of these has already been attached to this Conference; therefore,
Resolved, That we will take hold at once to perform missionary work in those fields. WHEREAS, Experience has shown that good results have been attained by a systematic concentration of effort in mailing papers to such names as may be obtained from various sources; therefore,
Resolved, That we will at once take hold in this manner to spread the present truth in different parts of our Conference, including the Territories mentioned in the previous resolution. WHEREAS, Many of our brethren and sisters, even while engaged in other business, have been enabled to obtain subscriptions to the SIGNS OF THE TIMES; and,
WHEREAS, Many others, with a little care and forethought, might do the same; therefore,
Resolved, That we request all of our people to carry with them copies of the paper, introducing it on every favorable occasion, and obtaining all the subscriptions possible. WHEREAS, The Sabbath Sentinel is a periodical of such a nature that it furnishes a new means of introducing the truth to the attention of the people; therefore,
Resolved, That we request our people in this Conference to take clubs of this paper, and diligently use them in obtaining all subscribers feasible for the same. These resolutions were separately considered by visiting brethren and members, and adopted.
Nearly all of the brethren and sisters present were members of the society; however, there were several additions secured at this meeting.
Following a number of questions and points of instruction, the meeting adjourned. G. W. COLCORD, Pres.
MRS. G. W. COLCORD, Sec. The Invisible Fruit of Service
By G. W.
THE fruit of our service may be invisible to the men and women around us, but Christ sees and harvests it. We may have succeeded, in his sense of the word, when we are inclined to grieve over a supposed failure. Therefore, "Weary not in well-doing." —G. W. Reno, Nevada.
By G. D. Ballou
We left Humboldt County, Cal., May 14, to seek a field of labor in this State. Our parting with the friends at Ferndale was well moistened with tears. They had become very dear to us through the influences of the present truth. We have always found it true that when the truth of God makes friends for us they are friends indeed. We do not think the work is done in Humboldt County. There are many fields of labor opening there in different localities. We are glad to feel assured that efforts to advance the truth are still being vigorously pushed in that field. The church at Ferndale has many privileges that others do not have. They have a fine new church, with a first-class bell. These are blessings that the majority of the friends of truth do not have. Their Sabbath-school, numbering about fifty members, was doing well when we left, being well equipped in every way. The brethren enjoy the good-will of the community, and we are confident that there are many within a few miles of Ferndale who may be brought out of darkness into light, if the church will only realize their responsibility, and labor earnestly and prayerfully for these souls. We are now in the midst of a good interest in this city. The attendance is larger than any of the friends here expected, and many manifest a real live interest in the work. We are laboring in hope. We feel confident that there are some honest souls here who will rejoice in the truth. Brethren Rieck, Kinney, and Hutchinson are with us, canvassing and colporting, and assisting in the meetings. Mrs. Ballou's health is somewhat better than when we left Ferndale. (Missionary Department continued on page 430.) Miss Chapin's Experiment.
By Mrs. C. E. Cheney
"Neenah, are you ready to come out?"
No answer.
"Neenah, Neenah, do you hear?"
A rustling noise as of some one moving about was the only sound.
Sadly Miss Chapin turned away from the closed door and returned to her own room. Here she sat down, and tried to think of some way to soften the girl's heart. Failing to choose any plan, she rose and went slowly to the study; for Mr. Allen was the principal of this school, and here was his presence chamber.
Once admitted, she said dismally:— "I have come to see you about Neenah. She still refuses to yield, and there is but one penalty left." "Well, well," Mr. Allen replied, a little impatiently, "I can't see why that should not be resorted to, if she remains surly and disobedient." "This is her second day of confinement in her own room without communication, and she is as hard as ever," Miss Chapin went on. "If the poor girl were not an Indian, having had no mother's teaching to help her, I should not feel so badly." "But you would have her obey, surely? I see no way left now, but the 'solitary confinement' with bread and water diet and the hard bed—yes, Miss Chapin, that above all," Mr. Allen urged. "Did you ever notice that the Indians are especially fond of a soft bed?" "Yes; no doubt that is because they have none at all in their wigwams," she answered. "Bread and water are no more to Neenah's taste than to that of any white girl, I fancy," continued the principal. "And I think a wholesome use of both will be beneficial to Miss Neenah Crow Wing. At all events we'll try it." Seeing that all discussion was useless, the teacher again returned to her willful pupil. This time she entered without the permission which she had asked in vain. Seating herself beside the girl, she took one of Neenah's tawny hands in her own, and tried to win her to a right mind by gentle argument. Now and then the dull red of the Indian girl's cheek grew a shade more bright, but by neither word nor sign did she reply. After half an hour spent so fruitlessly, Miss Chapin left her. With a light step she hastened once more to the study.
"Mr. Allen, at the risk of being unwelcome, I have to trouble you again upon the same business." The formal bow of one who has already made up his mind, and does not mean to change it, would have silenced a less brave woman; but Miss Chapin began resolutely: "Will you let me try an experiment in Neenah's case?" Mr. Allen hesitated. "You must not let that girl off scot free," he said at length. "But may I not choose her punishment?" "Well, if you will really inflict a punishment,—yes. I think I can trust your discretion. Will you tell me what it is?" "If you insist, certainly; but I would rather not. Will you not wait to see the result?" "I would like to know beforehand." "Very well then," and the bright flush rose to Miss Chapin's cheek, but she spoke very quietly: "I am going to bear Neenah's penalty for her." "You will do no such thing, madam," he exclaimed excitedly. "The person who commits an offense, in this school, must bear the consequences." "That was not our Lord's way in dealing with us," she answered softly. "It surely must be safe to follow his example. I beg you to permit me to stand in this poor girl's place this once," she pleaded. "That nothing else can conquer her, I am sure; this may not, but let me try." The principal was all out of patience.
"Fiddle-de-dee!" he exclaimed. "Have we returned to the times of knight-errantry?" Then, seeing Miss Chapin's disappointment in her face, he added, pleasantly, "but do as you please. Send for me in time to make your will, however, for you are sure to end your days in the 'dark chamber' if you wait for Neenah's repentance." Radiant with success, away sped Miss Chapin, straight to the culprit.
"Neenah," she said kindly, "Mr. Allen has sentenced you to the 'dark chamber' until you are willing to do what is right, and you know only too well, poor girl! what that means." Neenah's face only grew the more dogged. "I grieve to think of you, dear, shut up in that lonely room so dark and bare, with such a hard bed to lie upon, and only your own naughty heart for companionship. So I have asked Mr. Allen to forgive you freely, on his part, and I am going to bear your punishment for you." The girl started and looked at Miss Chapin, then fell into her state of dull indifference again.
"When you wish my forgiveness, Neenah, come to me and I will give it to you. I shall not see you again till you come to seek me." So saying the teacher closed the door after her, and immediately gave herself up, a prisoner in the "dark chamber."
Neenah could hear the key distinctly, as it turned upon her friend, but she also felt a keen sense of her own freedom. In her stolid way she tried to enjoy her liberty.
It was Saturday, the day so welcome to teacher and pupil alike, so that in the general bustle of a holiday Miss Chapin was scarcely missed.
The affair was known only to a few, and no explanations were necessary.
Sunday evening found her still a prisoner. That night the chapel was crowded, for a stranger addressed the students, and the singing was especially attractive.
During the services, Mr. Allen received the urgent message that Miss Chapin desired to see him immediately.
She had been conscious for an hour that some one was stealthily moving outside her door, and at last a paper had been thrust under it. She had sent for Mr. Allen to ask that this paper might be examined as soon as possible, as she had no light.
It was from Neenah. In rude, ill-formed letters the poor child told how she had lain awake all the long night thinking of her teacher, and what she was suffering for her sake. She could bear it no longer, and she humbly begged to be forgiven, promising to be a good girl always. Even Mr. Allen's heart was touched, and Miss Chapin wept for joy. They went together to Neenah's little room, and found her crying bitterly. Nor was she ashamed of her tears. She repeated her promise of obedience most gladly.
Ignorant and unreasoning, Neenah faithfully kept her word. And in this, as well as in her tender-love for her teacher, this Indian girl put many a follower of the blessed Jesus to shame; for we often forget who bore our punishment because he first loved us.—Mrs. C. E. Cheney. IN a late number of Punch, a prodigal son who has gone to the bad is represented as saying to his father in answer to a stern rebuke: "Ah, it's all very well for you to talk, father. It's precious easy to keep straight on nothing a year, and you were thrown penniless on the world at fourteen! I should like to have seen you in my circumstances, after a public school and college education, and an allowance of £500 per annum ever since!" It must be admitted that the young man's defense was unanswerable—a father who had been guilty of such lack of wisdom in the training of his son had no right to blame anybody but himself if the son turned out badly. He had, in fact, tempted his boy to dissipation, and then chided him for yielding. This is a fair example of the way in which scores of boys are ruined yearly, especially in our large cities. Parents supply them liberally with money, permit them to spend their time as they please, and are horrified some day by the discovery that their darling boy is a sot or a villain. Nothing can be more disastrous for a boy than too much spending-money, and too much spare time to spend it in. Of course we all think that our boys are the best in the world; that we have so carefully instilled the principles of right living into their minds that they will not fall victims to the temptations that swallow up other boys. And in this blind confidence many parents go on till some disgraceful or criminal act opens their eyes to the real state of the case. New York is full of young men, the sons of rich fathers who themselves began life as poor boys, who have nothing to do but to spend their large allowances in the way that will do them the most harm. Their days and nights are passed in the companionship of youths as empty-headed as themselves, varied by association with men of doubtful reputation and women whose reputation is not in the least doubtful. What but misery, degradation, and crime can be the ultimate result of such a life? If fathers will sow the wind, they must not complain when they reap the whirlwind. Only less disastrous than rash indulgence is the policy of stern repression. Some rich fathers, frightened by the ruin of their neighbors' boys, bring up their own in the most rigid way. Their boys never have any spending-money that they do not have to account for, to the last cent, and not much even on those terms. Their boys are kept under strict surveillance, and are not allowed to go anywhere without permission. When their education is finished, they are put into the counting-room or the office, and compelled to work as hard as any poor boy. No attempt is made to interest them in the business or profession thus chosen for them, and they naturally feel for it only disgust and repugnance. Well, one day the father dies, and a large fortune falls to the boys thus trained. They proceed to make ducks and drakes of it after the most approved fashion. Never having been trained to the right use of money, they spend it more profusely than the boys who have always had it; and having always been kept under special restraint as to their habits, they plunge into the wildest kind of dissipation. The very anxiety of the father to keep his sons429from evil has turned out to be the chief instrument of their ruin. These are the two extremes which are seen every day in such a city as New York. It is of course true that in the great majority of homes no such desperate state of things exists, but the cases we have typified are all too common. The safe middle course between over-indulgence and undue severity is not, perhaps, easy to hit, yet it must be attained approximately unless a boy's character is to be hopelessly spoiled. On the whole, we suppose that over-indulgence is responsible for the ruin of more boys than any other cause. The tendency of American fathers and mothers is too much to live for their children only, to sacrifice themselves in order to gratify their whims and extravagant notions, to efface themselves socially for the sake of their advancement. When character is not utterly ruined by such a system, there is great danger that it will be marred by selfishness, and by the lack of that consideration for others which marks the Christian gentleman. "Tell your sorrows to your pillow." THE world is bright enough, my pet;
Young hearts are light and free from care;
And long, long may you journey yet
Ere life for you is hard to bear.
But when it comes, as come it will,
The slow decay or sudden blow,
Take up your burden and be still,
Nor let the world your sorrow know. Nigh threescore years and ten have laid
Their pages open to my view;
I've journeyed on through light and shade.
And this I've learned and proved it true—
That he who sends us grief to bear
Is near us in our deepest woe;
We never are so much his care
As when his hand hath laid us low. And so, whenever griefs befall,
Still hold them sacred, all your own;
No heart but one can feel for all
The burdens on our shoulders thrown.
So, when the friendly darkness falls
And watchful eyes are veiled in sleep,
Bring forth each care with silent pray'r
And give them all to God to keep. I WAS sitting one day last week by Mrs. Graves' little work-table, engaged in the delightful task of teaching her the shell-stitch, in crochet, when the door was burst open as if a cyclone were coming, and her ten-year-old boy bounced in. He made a polite bow, it is true, but I felt that he was a very unpleasant occurrence, for he stumbled over my feet and upset our basket of worsteds, and seized his mother around the neck for a whispering in a thoroughly tumultuous and uncomfortable way. He received a gentle rebuke for his undue haste and carelessness, and permission, evidently, to go to the bureau drawer, where I watched him upsetting a pile of clean handkerchiefs, and bringing forth in triumph—a fishing-hook! "Does your mother always let you treat her places that way, Frank?" I asked. The bright, eager face turned upon me with a surprised look, and then with a sunny glance across the table, said, "Oh! mother and I are partners." Partners! I felt a sudden pang in thinking of my own well-regulated nursery, whose clock-like rules permitted no such invasion of my places by my young folks. "I won't go above the dam, mother," were the boy's parting words, as the door closed with a bang that alarmed the plaster. "Frank is not always so noisy," apologized his mother. "He is very much excited now, and I must save my little lecture about his want of consideration until it will be more likely to avail something." "But do you give your children such right of way through all your places?" I asked, my interest in the shell-stitch gone. "Not quite all," she answered, laughing. "I have a few little nooks that are sacredly my own; but only a few. Frank uses the right word when he says we are 'partners,' and I don't know when he has enjoyed anything as much as being allowed to keep that new fishing-hook in my pile of handkerchiefs;" and the mother laughed afresh at the odd hiding-place the boy had invented. But I was burdened with a consciousness that I should have snubbed my young man upon any such unreasonable proposal, and I pressed the discussion. "How can you keep any order, or teach any order," I asked, rather petulantly, "if you do not insist upon things being kept in their right places?" "I do try to check the troublesome propensity to leave things lying around," answered my companion; "but, Elsie, don't you remember from your own childhood how much nicer and more secure our mothers' places seemed for our treasures? That new fishing-hook is of the same value to Frank that your diamond ring is to you; more, indeed, for it gives him more lively pleasure, I am sure, and no place of his own seemed good enough for it. It was a very small sacrifice on my part to allow him to tumble my clean handkerchiefs; but the gratitude it awakened in that precious little heart has bubbled up and over in many a kiss and caress that was infinitely sweet to me. "He got the word 'partners' from a story they are fond of hearing me tell, of a bit of my own childhood's experience. I had some bad tricks, as a child, that were hard to correct, and one was playing in the fire. Living in the country, big wood-fires blazed on our hearths all winter, and seemed an irresistible temptation to me. Of course I was punished, time and again, but nothing ever seemed to cure me, until one day my mother found me with long pieces of twisted paper, trying to see how near the flame I could hold them without their lighting. Instead of the punishment I expected, my mother sat down by me on the floor, and played in the fire with me for half an hour. By that time my craving was satisfied, and the morbid fascination that the forbidden pleasure had exercised over me was gone. 'Now, Nellie,' said my mother, as she brushed up the litter, 'we are partners in this game, and it will be very unfair if you ever try to play it without me.' I never did, and the idea of being 'partners' with my mother held me with a strong grasp all my life; it brought me to her side with many a question of this or that, which I am persuaded most young people settle for themselves, and often settle the wrong way." I began to feel sorry for my poor little well-managed children, who had never known the sweetness of playing "partners" with mamma; but they were young enough, thank God, to begin yet, and I trusted I was not too old to learn. "Aren't you afraid to trust Frank to go to the mill-stream?" I asked, kissing my friend good-by; "it's horridly deep above the dam." "He never goes above the dam," she replied, with proud content; "that's a part of the partnership."—Ill. Christian Advocate. Measurements of the Great Lakes.
THE following measurements of the great lakes have been taken by the Government surveyors: The greatest length of Lake Superior is 335 miles; its greatest breadth is 160 miles; mean depth, 688 feet; elevation, 827 feet; area, 82,000 square miles. The greatest length of Lake Michigan is 300 miles; its greatest breadth, 108; mean depth, 690 feet; elevation, 506 feet; area, 23,000 square miles. The greatest length of Lake Huron is 300 miles; its greatest breadth is 60 miles; mean depth, 600 feet; elevation, 274 feet; area, 20,000 square miles. The greatest length of Lake Erie is 250 miles; its greatest breadth is 80 miles; its mean depth is 84 feet; elevation, 500 feet; area, 6,000 square miles. The greatest length of Lake Ontario is 180 miles; its greatest breadth is 65 miles; its mean depth is 500 feet; elevation, 261 feet; area, 6,000 square miles. The total of all five is 1,265 miles, covering an area of upwards of 135,000 square miles. A Two-Year Freezing Experiment
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Prayer by Eld. J. N. Loughborough. Introductory remarks were made by Eld. W. C. White, who nominated Eld. J. H. Waggoner for chairman. Eld. A. T. Jones was elected secretary. Remarks were made by the chairman upon the objects and the future organization of the Council. Elder White stated that Elder Waggoner had drafted some rules for the government of the Council, and called for their reading. RULE 1.—The Conferences shall be represented as follows: One delegate to the Council, for every five delegates in the State Conference. And the delegates present shall cast the full vote of their respective delegations. The delegates shall be elected by the annual Conferences or appointed by the Conference Committees. RULE 2.—The officers of the Council shall be: One to preside, and one to record the proceedings. And each Council shall choose its own officers. RULE 3.—The object of the Council shall be: (1) To unify and strengthen the work on the Pacific Coast; (2) to devise ways and means for introducing the work into destitute fields in the Pacific Coast States and Territories; (3) to extend the missionary work within these Conferences; and (4) to foster our educational interests on the coast. RULE 4.—The time and place of meeting shall be appointed by the presidents of the coast Conferences; the appointment for each year to be made before the annual camp-meeting for that year in either Conference. RULE 5.—The decisions of this Council shall be only advisory. After some discussion, with slight amendments, the rules were adopted. It was decided that the presidents and representatives of the Conferences present should name the delegates to the Council. SECOND MEETING, JUNE 26, 1:45 P. M.
Delegates reported present as follows:—
California.—Elders Waggoner, White, Ings, and Corliss, and Prof. Brownsberger.
Upper Columbia.—Elders Loughborough and Jones.
North Pacific.—Elder Boyd, and Brethren Benham and Starbuck. Elder Waggoner was elected chairman, and Eld. A. T. Jones, secretary. The following points of business were suggested: (1) What can be done to strengthen the Upper Columbia Conference, and to occupy Idaho? (2) What can be done to help the North Pacific Conference? (3) What is the relation of the Healdsburg College to the work on the Pacific Coast? (4) Is it advisable for these Conferences to send delegates to each other's annual meetings? (5) Shall these Conferences send delegates to the General Conference? Elders White, Boyd, and Loughborough were appointed a committee to present business to the next meeting. Remarks were made about the wants of the various fields. THIRD MEETING, JUNE 30, 8 A. M.
Business was presented by the committee as follows:— We recommend, 1st, that Elder Loughborough assist Elder Boyd, in such way as they may judge best, to establish the work in the North Pacific Conference. 2d, That the Pacific Coast Conferences send delegates to the annual meetings of each other. 3d, That the Pacific Coast Conferences send delegates to the General Conference. 4th, That the brethren encourage those in these Conferences who desire to fit themselves for work, not only as preachers, but as canvass431ers, colporters, and teachers, to go to Healdsburg College. 5th, That Elder Raymond attend the Healdsburg College. 6th, That Eld. A. T. Jones labor in California under the direction of that Conference. The first two were fully discussed and adopted. (The first was afterward adopted by the N. P. Conference.) The third was spoken upon by Elders Waggoner, Corliss, Boyd, Loughborough and White. In the past, these Conferences, especially the two northern, have requested some one who would attend the General Conference, to represent them, though they did not belong to the Conferences. It was urged that each Conference should have a representative from its own membership in each General Conference; that only in this manner can they keep well acquainted with the action and spirit of these important meetings; and in this manner alone can their wants be fitly represented; that it will serve as a bond of union between the General Conference and the State Conferences, and that inasmuch as the delegate can carry back to his own State the experience of the workers in the whole field, and the reasons on which the several actions of the General Conference are based, the money expended in sending a delegate would be more profitably employed than if used to pay laborers at home. It is only by such representation that the distant Conferences can keep pace with the work; and the caution was given that delegates be sent who will well represent the Conferences. Do not send men who are but half converted to the truth, or who are chronic fault-finders. On the fourth, remarks were made by Professor Brownsberger. Owing to a lack of time, no others spoke on this point, though they desired to do so. (The remarks of Professor Brownsberger will be given hereafter.) All the recommendations were adopted and the Council adjourned. J. H. WAGGONER, Chairman.
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Maine—Mrs. R. Robbins, South Norridgewock, Me.
Maryland—J. F. Jones, Calverton, Md.
Michigan—Miss Hattie House, Battle Creek, Mich.
Minnesota—Miss Mary Hellesen, Mankato, Minn.
Mississippi—Peter H. Clark, Moss Point, Miss.
Missouri—Miss Clara E. Low, Sedalia, Mo.
Nebraska—Miss S. E. Whiteis, Sec. Nebraska Tract Society, Fremont, Neb.
Nevada—Eld. G. D. Ballou, Reno, Nev.
New England—Mrs. Eliza T. Palmer, N. E. Tract Depository, South Lancaster, Mass.
New York—Miss May Taylor, Rome, N. Y.
North Pacific—Mrs. C. L. Boyd, East Portland, Oregon.
North Carolina and South Carolina.—Eld. L. P. Hodges, Sands, Watauga Co., N. C.
Ohio—Mrs. Ida Gates, Clyde, Sandusky Co., Ohio.
Pennsylvania—Mrs. D. C. Phillips, Wellsville, N. Y.
Tennessee—Mrs. M. C. Fulton, Leach, Carroll Co., Tenn.
Texas—Capt. C. Eldridge, Denton, Tex.
Upper Columbia—Mrs. G. W. Colcord, Walla Walla, W. T.
Vermont—Lizzie A. Stone, South Lancaster, Mass.
Virginia and West Virginia—R. D. Hottel, Quicksburg, Shenandoah Co., Va.
Wisconsin—Miss Phemie Lindsay, 901 East Gorham Street, Madison, Wis.
Wyoming—J. T. Trees, Tie Siding, Albany Co., Wyo. CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE FUND.—Arbuckle Church (tithe) $7.25, Grass Valley $38.50, Healdsburg $199.15, Ukiah $54.50, Monterey per R C Austen $120, New Castle per Mrs Smith $20.15, Lakeport per D V Conner $22.50, Placerville per George Vickery $20.60, San Jose per V L Peach $19.40, Nord per J Leninger 15.75, National City per Mrs E J Howard $76.37, Guerneville per John Bean $15.00, St Clair per J J Cushman $57.50, Healdsburg per J A Dye $5.80, San Francisco $30.00, Mrs R $2.40, Mary R Stem $9.92. GENERAL CONFERENCE FUND.—Northern Pacific (tithe) $132. OAKLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO CHURCH FUND.—F V Harman $500. SIGNS DONATIONS.—Mrs H H Briggs $2. CASH RECEIVED ON ACCOUNT.—Virginia T and M Society per H H Baxter $5, Wyoming T and M Society per J T Trees $5, Ohio T and M Society $146.70, North Pacific T and M Society $50, same per W C White $400, Nebraska T and M Society $650. CALIFORNIA T AND M SOCIETY.—District No 1 per Mrs C C Ramsey $217.15, per John Bean $1, District No 3 per P M Partridge $39.60, District No 5 per T R Angrove $7, District No 7 per Anna L Ingels $59.20, District No 8 per Arthur S Hickox $60, District No 9 per Mrs A Robinson $11.58, Mrs M Duncan $3, Alameda Library $2, J B Allison $3.25, C B Caldwell 25c, M M $2, Lena L Walters $1, Mrs M Beglinger $1, G W Cody $1, Mrs H H Briggs $3, Mrs E Moore 75c, V M Peach $5, Mr and Mrs Tucker $3, Lorena Skinner $1.70. BOOKS SENT BY FREIGHT.—Eld G D Ballou, Ira Wheeler. BOOKS SENT BY EXPRESS.—Isaac Morrison, George H Beck, Healdsburg College, D S Dye. BOOKS SENT BY MAIL.—Lena L Walters, C Rasmussen, M M Lewis, E A Edmistan, E M Geisz, James Martin, Mrs S M White, H F Lashier, George Vickery, M O'Farrell, F E Schofield, C H McCully, George Sims, Mrs G W Colcord, W G Irwin, L P Hodges, Jennie J Watt, U Cushman, Mrs G D Ballou, E E Olive, John M Mountain, O G W Fry, Mrs C C Weed, Aaron H Osborne, Charles E Coffin, Mrs A T Leonard, Mrs M S Burkhardt, Mrs S E Saunders, H H Reick, Mrs Smith, Arthur Davis, Mrs Minnie Duncan, Mrs Sarah Powell, Mrs E A Turner, Mrs B F Young.